Phantom planting/guerilla gardening

[Mumbles274]

Sorry, what????
Actually seriously upset by this.
I've spent a lot of time recently doing training in woodland management.
I'd rather have a conversation about it than you just saying "your attitude sucks"

What on earth have I done to deserve this sort of response?
I am very involved in biodiversity and conservation.
I don't understand where on earth this sort of response has come from.

Becuae you landed in the thread stating the obvious with no actual description of what you meant. All a bit I know better.. And your following reply backs up my feeling.. I know forerestry management blah blah. Totally patronising

 

[Mumbles274]

Did you even watch the video I posted? No, you jumped in with your "knowledge"

 

[Epona]

Becuae you landed in the thread stating the obvious with no actual description of what you meant. All a bit I know better.. And your following reply backs up my feeling.. I know forerestry management blah blah. Totally patronising

Well you've read it wrong, I've been involved in conservation and woodland management for a long time, and have posted about my involvement all over the boards for years, so perhaps you need to rein it in before being nasty to me.
It might be better if we tried to get together to make sure we are working towards the same ends, rather than you just being shitty to me, if that is something that you might think could happen.

 

[Epona]

Did you even watch the video I posted? No, you jumped in with your "knowledge"

I can't watch videos due to neurodivergent issues.

 

[Mumbles274]

Well you've read it wrong, I've been involved in conservation and woodland management for a long time, and have posted about my involvement all over the boards for years, so perhaps you need to rein it in before being nasty to me.
It might be better if we tried to get together to make sure we are working towards the same ends, rather than you just being shitty to me, if that is something that you might think could happen.

Rein it in yourself. You posted a one sentence criticism of how planting trees can be bad for the environment.

 

[Epona]

I'm also a London National Park City Ranger, I can put you in touch with a whole network of people if that would be helpful to you,

 

[Epona]

Rein it in yourself. You posted a one sentence criticism of how planting trees can be bad for the environment.

Because it CAN be bad. Just sticking trees in all over the place is not always best for the environment

 

[Mumbles274]

I'm also a London National Park City Ranger, I can put you in touch with a whole network of people if that would be helpful to you,

That would have been more helpful if you had started with that. Don't you think?

 

[Mumbles274]

Because it CAN be bad. Just sticking trees in all over the place is not always best for the environment

With no explanation of what you mean. I already know that. You think I'm jsut going out to sensitive habitats to whack a load of trees in?

 

[Epona]

That would have been more helpful if you had started with that. Don't you think?

I didn't start with anything, and I'm autistic, if am am not immediately helpful in a way that suits neurotypicals then I apologise, but me being autistic is hardly a secret, and neither is me being involved with urban conservation - I've been open about it all over the boards, and I'm sorry that you didn't understand that I have contacts and experience in conservation issues.

 

[Mumbles274]

I didn't start with anything, and I'm autistic, if am am not immediately helpful in a way that suits neurotypicals then I apologise, but me being autistic is hardly a secret, and neither is me being involved with urban conservation - I've been open about it all over the boards, and I'm sorry that you didn't understand that I have contacts and experience in conservation issues.

With all due respect. I'm not required to understand any of that about you. I'm sorry if what I said upset you. I felt pretty pissed off with your post. We're on the same side. Sorry again. I'd much rather have positive conversations about conservation so if it would be cool with you. I'm happy to draw a line under this fall out and would be happy to continue talking with you in a more friendly way. Does that work for you?

 

[Epona]

I'm feeling a bit upset tbh and I'm asking people to please just leave me alone for a bit while I calm down.
I have skills in stuff like woodland assessment and management and conservation, especially in urban environments.
I don't really want to argue about it because my autism is meaning I am suffering massive stress about it right now.

And I am not shy about posting about any of this, so if you don't know that this is my thing, then that's on you, not on me tbh.

 

[Mumbles274]

The boards have hundreda of posts a day. It isn't on me to know what every person that posts here is into or is posting about. I've got whole sections of the forum on ignore, like the football section and always have the Xmas section ignored. Does that make sense? Have sent a DM to apologise too, I genuinely am sorry I've upset you

 

[Mumbles274]

If I had planted an olive tree I'd go and get a branch to send you Epona

 

[Epona]

Me and Mumbles274 have PMd one another and I hope we are good
We need to be working together on this stuff

 

[Mumbles274]

Thanks Epona ... God I'm a dick sometimes

 

[Epona]

Thanks Epona ... God I'm a dick sometimes

No it's fine, sometimes it's better to have a more nuanced conversation by PM, even if the dialogue started out a big jagged - it's all good

 

[Mumbles274]

Daylight pics



These next 2 are from last year... Survivors!!!